Lipids comprise a large group of chemically heterogeneous compounds. The majority have
fatty acids (FA) as part of their structure, making these compounds suitable tools to examine …

Chemical taxonomy based upon the composition of lipids is widely applied to investigate
microbial communities and fatty acids have recently been employed to connect soil …

Biodiversity loss, an important consequence of agricultural intensification, can lead to
reductions in agroecosystem functions and services. Increasing crop diversity through …

Soil microbial communities directly affect soil functionality through their roles in the cycling of
soil nutrients and carbon storage. Microbial communities vary substantially in space and …

The determination of the phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) pattern of soil organisms has
become one of the most commonly used methods to study microbial community structure …

Aboveground-Belowground Linkages provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive
synthesis of recent advances in our understanding of the roles that interactions between …

Soil management practices influence soil physical and chemical characteristics and bring
about changes in the soil microbial community structure and function. In this study, the …

The rate at which microorganisms grow and reproduce is fundamental to our understanding
of microbial physiology and ecology. While soil microbiologists routinely quantify soil …

Aim Although patterns are emerging for macroorganisms, we have limited understanding of
the factors determining soil microbial community composition and productivity at large …

Although soil microbial communities are known to play crucial roles in the cycling of
nutrients in forest ecosystems and can vary by plant species, how microorganisms respond …